Las Vegas trial starts Monday in multibillion-dollar liability case against Actos

By CARRI GEER THEVENOTLAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNALTwo Clark County women are among thousands of plaintiffs across the country who have filed product liability lawsuits against the maker of the diabetes drug Actos.Delores Cipriano, 81, of Henderson and Bertha Triana, 80, of Las Vegas each filed lawsuits last year in District Court against Takeda Pharmaceuticals, a Japanese company that makes the prescription drug pioglitazone under the trade name Actos. Both women allege their bladder cancer was caused by the medication.Their cases have been combined, and their lawyers are scheduled to present opening statements to a jury this morning.“It’s an important case because there’s many cases nationwide,” said attorney Will Kemp, who represents Triana and her husband, Hiram.Cipriano’s lawyer, Robert Eglet, said he plans to seek a multibillion-dollar verdict, which would be the largest in Nevada history.Eglet holds the three largest personal injury verdicts in Nevada and more multimillion-dollar verdicts than any trial attorney in the state’s history, according to a spokesman.Jury selection in the Las Vegas case against Takeda began Feb. 10 and was completed on Tuesday. District Judge Kerry Earley is presiding over the trial, which is expected to last eight to 10 more weeks.Takeda Pharmaceuticals is accused of failing to inform consumers and medical professionals about the risk of bladder cancer associated with the use of Actos.“Due to Takeda Pharmaceutical’s conscious deci...
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